Drawings, consisting of figures and signs, have been used since time immemorial. Who first came up with a pentagram depicting an equilateral five-pointed star is unknown. This sign is found in the tombs of the pharaohs and on Sumerian clay tablets dating back to the 4th millennium BC. It is not easy to trace the path of the pentagram from those ancient years to the present day. She then went into the shadows, then again loudly declared herself. Now this sign is at the peak of popularity. The inverted pentagram of the devil is used by Satanists for their dark deeds, and the correct one is used by Christians to protect themselves from these same Satanists. What is the essence and attraction of this sign?
What does the pentagram mean
The word "pentagram" has Greek roots. "Pente" (πέντε) in Greek is five, and "gram" (γραΜΜή) is a line. This sign came to Hellas from Mesopotamia. There, the five-pointed star was a powerful protective amulet. They believed in her power so strongly thateven painted on the doors of houses and shops. The rulers of ancient Babylon associated the star with strength and power and depicted it on their seals. However, there is a version that the pentagram originally belonged not to the Sumerians, but to the goddess Kore. Its sacred fruit was an apple, which contained the Great secret of the universe, and which should not have become the property of man. It was this forbidden fruit that the cunning devil slipped into Eve. Cut the apple across - and you will see a small five-pointed star there. Who knows, perhaps this legend of the pentagram is the most reliable? After all, it is not without reason that as long as humanity exists, it is looking for this “apple of knowledge.”
Pentagram and "divine section"
The famous Pythagoras was captivated by the pentagram with the ideality of its proportions, corresponding to the golden, or divine, section, which has a lot of mathematical and magical properties. According to him, the Egyptian pyramids, the tombs of the pharaohs, the figures of gods and goddesses were built. Pythagoras saw mathematical perfection in this sign. There is an opinion that it was he who called it a pentagram. The scientist and his brotherhood of Pythagoreans associated the corners of the pentagram with the five elements. Earth, physical strength and stability (bottom left corner), fire, courage and courage (lower right corner), air, mind, talents (top left corner), water, emotions, foresight (top right corner), ether, spirit and its higher destination (upper corner). In an inverted form, their star meant the universal chaos from which our world arose. Darkness was then in five shelters(corners) and was considered the source of wisdom. This inverted image, now referred to only as the “Satanic pentagram”, is considered the most ancient.
The meaning of the pentagram among other peoples
The Jews associated the pentagram with the Pentateuch presented to Moses by God himself. Ancient philosophers, Orpheists, Egyptians - members of the "Keepers of the Secret" group, Templars, ancient Gnostics, who had a special idea of the world, are also associated with a five-pointed star. Their common symbol is the pentagram. They painted it on their coats of arms, shields and seals. Since almost all of these organizations were shrouded in a veil of secrecy, their signs and symbols received a certain element of mysticism. For example, the pentagram "star in a circle." The meaning of this symbol was translated as the silence of the initiates. Not only protective forces were attributed to him, but also the ability to give power, invincibility, power. The pentagram was depicted on their seals by Alexander the Great and Constantine I, the Roman emperor, and on his shield by the nephew of the glorious King Arthur. For a knight, the star meant courage, nobility, piety, chastity and courtesy.
Pentagram and Christianity
For Christians in Europe, the five-pointed star has always been a symbol of goodness and he alth. They associated her with five human feelings, five fingers on the hand, five wounds of Christ, five joys of St. Mary, which her divine son delivered to her. It was also the most important symbol of the fact that Christ is the Son of God, but has a humannature.
And only Torquemada, who laid the foundation for the most terrible, unprecedented in scale and cruelty of the Inquisition, saw something satanic in the five-pointed star. The Church forbade this good sign. Now it was regarded as the pentagram of the devil.
Seal of the legendary King Solomon
According to the Bible, the great and mystical King Solomon lived a very long time ago, in an incomprehensible way managed to reconcile and unite into one two irreconcilable states - Israel and Judea. It is believed that God himself appointed Solomon to reign, endowing him with a mass of talents. From his father David, he received a special sign - a six-pointed star, made up of two regular triangles superimposed on each other. Solomon placed this star on his seals and ring, which, according to legend, gave him power over spirits. Now some depict this seal with eight rays, and some with twelve. All these signs are called the "seal of Solomon" and are used in the occult. So, special symbols fit into the center of the twelve-ray star, whereby the pentacle enhances talents and opportunities. The medieval magicians were also very interested in the seal of Solomon, only they depicted a star not with six, but with five rays. Perhaps the use of the pentacle in magic prompted Torquemada to call it that way: “devil's pentagram”, or “witch's leg”.
Five-pointed star and the occult
Occultists of the Renaissance adopted another symbolism of the pentagram. They connected her withmicrocosm. This word also has Greek roots. Μικρός in the Greeks means "small", and κόσΜος means "people" or "Universe". They began to inscribe the figure of a man in the star, linking it with the Pythagorean five elements. Now the pentacle has acquired material significance as a result of the work of the spiritual principle. The occultists depicted the pentagram "star in a circle." The meaning of the circle was defined as the unity of all five elements, as well as a sacred mystical place where the spirit controls the other four elements. The beginning of the connection of the pentagram with the microcosm was laid by Cornelius Agrippa, the most famous magician of the 16th century. Therefore, some call this sign the "Pentacle of Agrippa." Often the name of IHShVH, the divine savior in occultism, and in particular in Kabbalah, is written above the tops of the rays.
When the inverted pentagram first became a symbol of Satanism
The five-pointed equilateral star has been used by many peoples, secret societies and movements for thousands of years. They called it so - "the devil's pentagram" - in the 18th century with the light hand of the Frenchman Eliphas Levi. At first he was a clergyman. Subsequently, he became interested in the occult, left his abbey and devoted himself entirely to mysticism. He published several books on magic and rituals. For one of them he even served time in prison. Answering the question of what the pentagram means, Levi stated that it contains the dominance of the spirit, helps to subdue angels, demons and phantoms, you just need to be able to handle it. Whoever masters this knowledge will be able to see infinity. ATin a book of practical magic called The Doctrine and Ritual of Higher Magic, he wrote that an inverted pentagram frames the head of the goat of Mendes. I don't want to disappoint the worshipers of Satan, but the unfortunate exiled goat Mendes existed only in the fantasies of the Roman Church. But there was a god of Mendes. This is the well-known Egyptian god Amon Ra with the head of a ram. Clever Levi, of course, knew this and, inventing the satanic symbol of the pentagram, most likely created a trap for the uninitiated.
Symbol of modern Satanists
Levi's idea was supported by the American Anton LaVey. For many years he was a priest in the Church of Satan he created and promoted Satanism in every possible way, in particular, he conducted satanic weddings, funerals, and even baptized his daughter Zina according to satanic rites. He created his own teaching, combining the ideas of magic and the occult, wrote the Satanic Bible and many articles. The pentagram of the devil became the symbol of his church. The photo clearly shows what this sign looks like, which Satanists call the seal of Baphomet. The satanic god Baphomet is depicted as a goat with large horns and wings behind his back. For the first time, the troubadour Gavaudan wrote about him in the 12th century. The inquisitors believed that the Templars worshiped Baphomet, for which many of them were burned. LaVey made the sign world-famous by appearing on television and acting in films about the devil. In one of them he played the high priest, in the other - Satan himself.
Pentagram - protection from dark forces
Satanistsuse their symbol to subdue the forces of evil. All other pentagrams protect from these forces. For the sign to work, you need to draw it with one continuous line clockwise. It is believed that there should not be a single gap in the outline of the pentagram. Demons and evil spirits that have entered such a gap will be very difficult to neutralize. An example of this is Mephistopheles from Goethe's Faust. In addition to hard surfaces, pentagrams for protection are drawn in the air, visually imagining this image and mentally, as it were, enclosing themselves inside. Only those who have a powerful imagination can do it correctly. A lot of people wear a pentagram-amulet as a medallion, both with one beam up and with two. Such pentagrams became satanic only at the suggestion of Levi. Previously, they denoted the descent of Christ on our mortal earth. Confirmation of this is the icons of Andrei Rublev, stained-glass windows and frescoes in many cathedrals.
Types of pentagrams
Currently, there are three types of pentagrams - personal, protective and with the signs of the planets. Personal ones are compiled taking into account the date of birth, the names of the guardian angels and the sign of the planets under which they were lucky to be born. Such a pentagram helps to establish a close connection with the guardian angel and patron angel.
Pentagrams with the signs of the planets help to achieve the fulfillment of any desire, to achieve the goal. These pentacles are also made individually.
Pentacles of protection are the most ancient. They were also made by our ancestors as amulets. The protective pentagram helps in a specific situation, for example, duringtravel time or for convalescence.
For any pentagram to start working, it must be activated by performing special rituals. That's what white magicians say. True or not, everyone can check for themselves.
